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the u.s. >> mention a couple of stocks, disney and apple. no reason to pick through the rubble. the s&p 500 stocks are fairly priced. look at the u.s. as a whole, are looking to eke out 2.5% gdp. if you look at the emerging market for the last year and a half they have significantly underperformed the s&p 500, valuation is cheaper than the s&p 500 and if you look at a place like india, that is investors dream. the median age over 25 compared to 37, 38 for the u.s. growth rate coming in around 7% over there, the emerging middle class going from 100 million to 600 million by 2025. just investing in $2 billion in united spirits, that is a consumer you want to tap into, plenty of opportunity for long-term growth, much cheaper multiple than what you are finding on the shore. david: ticker symbols, epi, and china broad-based. it is great to see you. very good advice, thank you very much. >> thank you both. sandra: would have a top strategist that says the gold craze is on the way and the best way to
the u.s. >> mention a couple of stocks, disney and apple. no reason to pick through the rubble. the s&p 500 stocks are fairly priced. look at the u.s. as a whole, are looking to eke out 2.5% gdp. if you look at the emerging market for the last year and a half they have significantly underperformed the s&p 500, valuation is cheaper than the s&p 500 and if you look at a place like india, that is investors dream. the median age over 25 compared to 37, 38 for the u.s. growth rate...
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they claim the u.s. corporations would never leave the u.s., but when anheuser-busch merge there headquarters go to europe. in the new york stock exchange merges the headquarters and at the netherlands. they simply have their head in the sand about the powerful impact of incentives on the structure of the american economy. the incentives they are providing a to tell people to live somewhere else, invest some morales, and let this -- [talking over each other] gerri: to you. what are millionaires during in britain with these tax rates? >> they have been fleeing the country in a huge exodus since the former socialist government introduced a top ratee50 percent tax which forced about 10,000 out of a total of 16,000 millionaires out of britain. as a result, of course, the british government lost billions and billions of pounds a revenue if obama is going to increase the top rate tax year in the united states nearly 40 percent you're going to see a similar effect, capital flowing out of the country, declining
they claim the u.s. corporations would never leave the u.s., but when anheuser-busch merge there headquarters go to europe. in the new york stock exchange merges the headquarters and at the netherlands. they simply have their head in the sand about the powerful impact of incentives on the structure of the american economy. the incentives they are providing a to tell people to live somewhere else, invest some morales, and let this -- [talking over each other] gerri: to you. what are millionaires...
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it's an employer's market with 3.4 unemployed americans for job opening in the u.s. so to get a job, you've got to be exceptional. our colleagues at cnn money have a gallery featuring how some folks are getting hired. jason russell of atlanta sharpened his entrepreneurial skills after he was laid off from an i.t. job. he co-founded a mobile application company and he credits that with helping him land a new job as a sales engineer. volunteering can also help. greg was looking for a teaching job -- for three years. he says volunteering with local high school theatre students helped him build connections in his resume. he just landed a part-time teaching gig. of course, get more education or training. after a divorce, susan of highland park, illinois, went back to school to finish her degree in humanities. she graduated in june. by august, she was work as a bank teller. by the way, if you're thinking of going back to school, consider health care. as our population ages, jobs in this industry are exploding. 296,000 jobs have been created in health care over the past yea
it's an employer's market with 3.4 unemployed americans for job opening in the u.s. so to get a job, you've got to be exceptional. our colleagues at cnn money have a gallery featuring how some folks are getting hired. jason russell of atlanta sharpened his entrepreneurial skills after he was laid off from an i.t. job. he co-founded a mobile application company and he credits that with helping him land a new job as a sales engineer. volunteering can also help. greg was looking for a teaching job...
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egypt used to be a key u.s. ally in times like this. but tonight the egyptians are taking sides and analysts say it could make things very complicated. plus, president obama and congressional leaders trying to cut a deal to keep us all from plunging off the so-called fiscal cliff. that's coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news. >> harris: two men burst into a store and pistol whip the clerk. they don't even get any cash. our top story on a fox trip across america. massachusetts. the store's owner says security cameras show a lookout man. then two more guys rush in. one pointing a gun at the clerk. they run behind the counter and whack him in the head with the gun. then another customer comes in and the crooks take off without any money. >> he's going to be all right. he's just got a few stitches. >> harris: the suspects still on the run. >>> indiana. a man dressed as a cat walks no a gas station. security cameras catching the whole thing of the he's with a couple of friends holding their smart phones behi
egypt used to be a key u.s. ally in times like this. but tonight the egyptians are taking sides and analysts say it could make things very complicated. plus, president obama and congressional leaders trying to cut a deal to keep us all from plunging off the so-called fiscal cliff. that's coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news. >> harris: two men burst into a store and pistol whip the clerk. they don't even get any cash. our top story on a fox trip across...
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the idea that the u.s. alone is somehow going to solve the co2 issue is fundamentally flawed and i don't know where the president is draming that he will be able to solve this issue. gerri: probably on hold. robert, i know we will hear from you again soon. thank you for coming on, have a great weekend. >> thank you, gerri you want as the clock ticks, there is another group of folks that will be hit hard. i'm talking about college savers. many families will be worse off next year compared to this year. could yo explain is the founder and publisher of finaid.org. what is the fiscal cliff? is the fiscal cliff? were we going to duplicate those budget cuts? >> one is it will cut things by 8% across the board. the pell grant in 2013, it will also be cut automatically by 8%. the american opportunity tax credit expires at the end of 2012 as well. gerri: it sounds like, and here are the numbers here, it could result in a% cut in federal student aid. so clearly, people will see higher costs for college. how can they
the idea that the u.s. alone is somehow going to solve the co2 issue is fundamentally flawed and i don't know where the president is draming that he will be able to solve this issue. gerri: probably on hold. robert, i know we will hear from you again soon. thank you for coming on, have a great weekend. >> thank you, gerri you want as the clock ticks, there is another group of folks that will be hit hard. i'm talking about college savers. many families will be worse off next year compared...
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industry grew 6% compared to the 2.9% shrinkage in overall u.s. private sector jobs but going over the fiscal cliff could very well derails this massive growth engine and stahl research of potential life-saving drugs. i sat down with two of the top mined in the country, mike milliken of the milken institute and dr. francis collins, director of the national institutes of health and asked how damaging a hit this industry would take if we don't get our fiscal house in order. >> the office of management and budget estimates that would lose $2.5 billion of research money on january 2nd. of we go over the cliff that is a.2% of our budget. with investigators who come was with their best ideas already having only one chance in six of getting funded could eat get even worse. and i would fear at that point that young scientist may give up the opportunity to do this or move to a country where they are better supported. the stakes are very high for medical research in the next few weeks. >> i think this is an important issue for the american people. we made s
industry grew 6% compared to the 2.9% shrinkage in overall u.s. private sector jobs but going over the fiscal cliff could very well derails this massive growth engine and stahl research of potential life-saving drugs. i sat down with two of the top mined in the country, mike milliken of the milken institute and dr. francis collins, director of the national institutes of health and asked how damaging a hit this industry would take if we don't get our fiscal house in order. >> the office of...
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u.s. immigration and customs enforcement agency, whose job, among other things, is to prevent contraband from moving across u.s. borders. the amount of cocaine and money the super cartel smuggled was incomprehensible, and it took authorities by surprise. u.s. ice agents first got a glimpse of what they were up against when they arrived here in september 2009, the sprawling pacific coast port of buenaventura, colombia. the agents got a tip to be on the lookout for cargo containers of fertilizer arriving from mexico. they were stunned by what they found. >> there it is! >> holy ( bleep ). >> logan: shrink-wrapped bundles of money. this one is $700,000 u.s. in $20 bills. as they searched through more containers, both here and in mexico, they found staggering amounts of cash. more and more money, $41 million in that first seizure alone. you'd never actually seen anything like it? >> luis sierra: no, we'd never seen containers full of cash. >> logan: luis sierra was directing the ice operation
u.s. immigration and customs enforcement agency, whose job, among other things, is to prevent contraband from moving across u.s. borders. the amount of cocaine and money the super cartel smuggled was incomprehensible, and it took authorities by surprise. u.s. ice agents first got a glimpse of what they were up against when they arrived here in september 2009, the sprawling pacific coast port of buenaventura, colombia. the agents got a tip to be on the lookout for cargo containers of fertilizer...
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when we borrowed money it sure wasn't at 1.5% like u.s. treasuries. sometimes our neighbors do get a bit of of hand but i think a drone strike might be a bit over the top, i don't know. if fairness my daughter did attempt a mitch mcconnell style filibuster but it didn't work out for her. she didn't get her way. you may not have noticed, but our families buy things on credit all the time, especially this time of year. plenty of families take on long-term debt for thing like, i don't know, a house, an education. in other words, investments for the future, hey, that does actually sound like something the federal government should do. businesses do borrow, too, so don't give me this nonsense about how for families and business owners the revenues and expenses have to add up every year. they don't. my family and many others have yet to pass a balanced budget amendment. finally, have a little creativi creativity. i know you're trying to break thuns down in a way regular folk can relate to, i get it, but every time i hear a politician or a pundit use this ti
when we borrowed money it sure wasn't at 1.5% like u.s. treasuries. sometimes our neighbors do get a bit of of hand but i think a drone strike might be a bit over the top, i don't know. if fairness my daughter did attempt a mitch mcconnell style filibuster but it didn't work out for her. she didn't get her way. you may not have noticed, but our families buy things on credit all the time, especially this time of year. plenty of families take on long-term debt for thing like, i don't know, a...
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president obama meets with mexico's president elect but mention inco's leader has a message for the u.s., ties between the nations must go beyond the drug war. immigration reform with jose diaz-balart just ahead. [ female announcer ] a classic meatloaf recipe from stouffer's starts with ground beef, unions, and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes. what makes stouffer's meatloaf best of all? that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. let's fix dinner. open enrollment is here. the time to choose your medicare coverage begins october 15th and ends december 7th. so call to enroll in a plan that could give you the benefits and stability you're looking for, an aarp medicarecomplete plan insured through unitedhealthcare. what makes it complete? it can combines medicare parts a and b, which is your hospital and doctor coverage with part d prescription drug coverage, and more, all in one simple plan starting at a zero dollar monthly premium -- no more than what you already pay for medicare part b. an aarp medicarecomplete plan offers you benefits like
president obama meets with mexico's president elect but mention inco's leader has a message for the u.s., ties between the nations must go beyond the drug war. immigration reform with jose diaz-balart just ahead. [ female announcer ] a classic meatloaf recipe from stouffer's starts with ground beef, unions, and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes. what makes stouffer's meatloaf best of all? that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. let's fix dinner....
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the u.s. economy is sustaining the planet. >> two of the three major players, at least, the u.s. and europe are majorly concerned with expenditure and death. china doesn't have the same thing. but they are doing all kinds of crazy things in china as well. it is hard to see where any growth is going to come from and anybody will lead the world into a better economic situation. nobody is making the right decision. >> yet, the dow is up 207 points on the idea that there might be a deal in the making. we are starting hear whispers that something could be happening moving forward. i want to know will the market rate the quality of this? will they go up on a fundamentally improve the situation and go down on kicking the can down the road? >> i think the markets will go up. they will go up as long as something reasonable is done. they will be relieved that at least we kicked the can a year or two. i would be shocked if we agree to anything that addresses the long run of things. gerri: i think you said it best. a reasonable deal, thank you for coming on. it's always a pleasure to see you
the u.s. economy is sustaining the planet. >> two of the three major players, at least, the u.s. and europe are majorly concerned with expenditure and death. china doesn't have the same thing. but they are doing all kinds of crazy things in china as well. it is hard to see where any growth is going to come from and anybody will lead the world into a better economic situation. nobody is making the right decision. >> yet, the dow is up 207 points on the idea that there might be a deal...
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i mentioned that the u.s. coast guard is working it, they have a lot of other people on the scene, most them in the heavy hazmat clothing you're talking about. jon: thank you. jenna: new information on the possible health benefits of aspirin. we know you've heard a lot about this. back and forth about aspirin. there is a new study out that is suggesting aspirin can greatly reduce the risk for serious liver disease, like cancer. joining us from john hopkins hospital, john m mcclarey. this is a big one. this is from the national cancer institute. 300,000 people were in this study. what exactly is it telling us about aspirin and what would it be effective in liver disease or liver cancer. >> it's showing another benefit of aspirin. aspirin has already been put out there by benefitting patients by proceed venting colon cancer and they have even found it to prevent breast cancer in some studies, this is the third major study to the liz, liver cans tere. it was not perfect but it shows dramatic reductions up to 47%.
i mentioned that the u.s. coast guard is working it, they have a lot of other people on the scene, most them in the heavy hazmat clothing you're talking about. jon: thank you. jenna: new information on the possible health benefits of aspirin. we know you've heard a lot about this. back and forth about aspirin. there is a new study out that is suggesting aspirin can greatly reduce the risk for serious liver disease, like cancer. joining us from john hopkins hospital, john m mcclarey. this is a...
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vice president biden will lead a u.s. delegation to the inauguration on saturday, a trip president obama admits he envies. >> any excuse to go to mexico i'm always game. in fact, i'm jealous of joe biden. >> secretary of state hillary clinton, meantime, who is expected to step down in the months ahead, is reflecting back on the last four years. who has impacted her more than anyone else she's met over hundreds of thousands of miles on the road? >> well, i've met a lot of really extraordinary people. i've been very fortunate to do that over the course of my life. but if i have to pick only one, for all the reasons that are well-known publicly and all the lessons that i learned from him personally, it would be nelson mandela. >> former senate majority leader bob dole is expected to be released from walter reed medical center today after being hospitalized for what's being called a minor procedure. dole turns 90 next year. >>> seven protesters bared it all outside speaker john boehner's office. three women were arrested by c
vice president biden will lead a u.s. delegation to the inauguration on saturday, a trip president obama admits he envies. >> any excuse to go to mexico i'm always game. in fact, i'm jealous of joe biden. >> secretary of state hillary clinton, meantime, who is expected to step down in the months ahead, is reflecting back on the last four years. who has impacted her more than anyone else she's met over hundreds of thousands of miles on the road? >> well, i've met a lot of...
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the nissan leaf is currently the best-selling electric car in the u.s. think about it. this car wich sold fewer than seven dozen people, the best-selling. of course does not what the present one is here. >> more research and incentives. we can break our dependence on oil with biofuels and become the first country to have a million electric vehicles on the road by 2015. [applause] gerri: maybe somebody else needs to face reality. that's my "2 cents more." and that's it for
the nissan leaf is currently the best-selling electric car in the u.s. think about it. this car wich sold fewer than seven dozen people, the best-selling. of course does not what the present one is here. >> more research and incentives. we can break our dependence on oil with biofuels and become the first country to have a million electric vehicles on the road by 2015. [applause] gerri: maybe somebody else needs to face reality. that's my "2 cents more." and that's it for
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a former u.s. ambassador to israel and syria weighs in on the potential for peace. >>> plus, jewish dating. singles using her faith to find love on-line. does it work? a couple joins me live to share their story. [ gordon ] for some this line is a convenience. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon ] but for others, it's all they can afford. every day nearly nine million older americans don't have enough to eat. anything else? no, not today. join me, aarp, and aarp foundation in the drive to end hunger by visiting drivetoendhunger.org. in the drive to end hunger music is a universal language. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. information on my phone. connection to doctors who get where i'm from. and tools to estimate what my care may cost. so i never missed a beat. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's heal
a former u.s. ambassador to israel and syria weighs in on the potential for peace. >>> plus, jewish dating. singles using her faith to find love on-line. does it work? a couple joins me live to share their story. [ gordon ] for some this line is a convenience. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon ] but for others, it's all they can afford. every day nearly nine million older americans don't have enough to eat. anything else? no, not today. join me,...
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joining me now on the telephone, is u.s. coast guard petty officer ryan tippets who can help fill us in. so please explain what we know first off about any injuries that are involved with this explosion. >> okay sir. from the initial information we have there are four people being commercially medevacced by helicopter. i don't have any information on their exact injuries. >> and when were you first initially alerted to a situation or some type of explosion on that platform? >> our offices here were notified around 9:15 this morning. >> around 9:15. so it's almost 11:30 here on the east coast. for you guys about an hour and 15 minutes ago, correct? >> right. that is correct, sir. >> okay. when we talk about the location of this certainly what is going to come to mind for a lot of people is bp and the oil rig explosion that happened several summers ago. what do we know about the location of where this is in respect to that? >> okay. this is approximately 20 miles south of grand isle, louisiana. i don't have an exact location i
joining me now on the telephone, is u.s. coast guard petty officer ryan tippets who can help fill us in. so please explain what we know first off about any injuries that are involved with this explosion. >> okay sir. from the initial information we have there are four people being commercially medevacced by helicopter. i don't have any information on their exact injuries. >> and when were you first initially alerted to a situation or some type of explosion on that platform? >>...
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the u.s. has only provided nonlethal support so far and there are been reports the gulf states are loyal to the sunni majority in that rebel movement, maybe supplying arms. but i think if you ask most rebels now, they see the curve on their side, see themselves seizing weapons, caches, at quite a substantial rate, downing aircraft, too. and i think if the u.s. went and said, okay, we want to help you out, that may get a fairly chilled response from much of the rebel movement and certainly i think they may recognize this is programs a late in the game stage to try and be able to influence the outcome of this civil war, rather than to actually assist the rebels in winning. ashleigh? >> nick, just before my next question, a little bit of breaking news i want to get to our viewers. we're getting reports the road to the damascus international airport has been shut down because of clashes and military operations on the outskirts of the airport and on the outskirts of that major city. i'm also hearin
the u.s. has only provided nonlethal support so far and there are been reports the gulf states are loyal to the sunni majority in that rebel movement, maybe supplying arms. but i think if you ask most rebels now, they see the curve on their side, see themselves seizing weapons, caches, at quite a substantial rate, downing aircraft, too. and i think if the u.s. went and said, okay, we want to help you out, that may get a fairly chilled response from much of the rebel movement and certainly i...
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in iran, if you buy a gallon of diesel, it costs you 50 cents, u.s. but if you sell it on, in the market in afghanistan or pakistan, you can make 3.5 u.s. dollars per gallon. if you're lucky enough to smuggle it into turkey, you can make almost $8 per gallon. this is exactly what iranian government agencies do. they have infrastructure to do this kind of things. melissa: why do they have to smuggle and do it? is it to get around the sanctions? >> that is one part of the explanation. another part of the explanation is that the iranian military and particularly that part of the military which is called the revolutionary guards, is more or less outside the control of the civilian leadership. it has become a state within the state. and they are more interested in making money, in profit, than, protecting and safeguarding the tart tomorrow integrity of the -- tert tomorrow integrity of the company. it is a business empire rather than a military organization. melissa:. sounds like this is a will continue to sufficienter. the people will suffer as they have
in iran, if you buy a gallon of diesel, it costs you 50 cents, u.s. but if you sell it on, in the market in afghanistan or pakistan, you can make 3.5 u.s. dollars per gallon. if you're lucky enough to smuggle it into turkey, you can make almost $8 per gallon. this is exactly what iranian government agencies do. they have infrastructure to do this kind of things. melissa: why do they have to smuggle and do it? is it to get around the sanctions? >> that is one part of the explanation....
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narrator: the u.s. i.n.s., or immigration and naturalization service, records each apprehension on standard forms, including one entry with hidden lue: it washe migrants' home towns inexico. that's whabringseograpr chard jones to the i.n. it washe migrants' home towns with a novel reseah plan. jones knows that ecomic conditions vary greatly om region to region in mexico. he suspects that some places drive ou- or "push"-- many more migrants to the u.s. than others. hehis investigation beginses drily90s- or "push"-- aris home inanoniotes. hehis ijones lieves beginses many secrets are stored in i.n.s. files like tse. can theyeveal where most migrants come from? can the answers help both countries keep more people at home? cjones sampless every tenth record, writing down the area of origin within mexico. back in hioffice at the university of texas, he enters the values into a map of mexico. jones marks in blue the townships that senan above-arage number of migrantso e u.s. a pattern emerges that reveals muc
narrator: the u.s. i.n.s., or immigration and naturalization service, records each apprehension on standard forms, including one entry with hidden lue: it washe migrants' home towns inexico. that's whabringseograpr chard jones to the i.n. it washe migrants' home towns with a novel reseah plan. jones knows that ecomic conditions vary greatly om region to region in mexico. he suspects that some places drive ou- or "push"-- many more migrants to the u.s. than others. hehis investigation...
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. >> the u.s. will over take saudi r saudi arabia. >> i am old enough to remember president after president promising that they will -- >> bring us closer to energy pennsylvania dense by occur country. >> 1985. >> by the year 2025. >> always on the horizon. when people worry about energy pi independence they are on crude oil. they're really worried about imports of crude oil and we will still be dependent on foreign crude to seven mostly import from mexico or canada. the president takes credit for the boom of production. >> we have increased will production to the highest levels in 16 years in natural-gas the highest over decades. john: we? he made it happen and? >> a buy-out for brief firewood say at least he did not screw that up. he could have. john: he said this is off limits. you cannot build the keystone pipeline. >> you could say he has approved more permit applications than the bush administration but oil production on federal land is up and he did not screw that up. he is opposed to the hy
. >> the u.s. will over take saudi r saudi arabia. >> i am old enough to remember president after president promising that they will -- >> bring us closer to energy pennsylvania dense by occur country. >> 1985. >> by the year 2025. >> always on the horizon. when people worry about energy pi independence they are on crude oil. they're really worried about imports of crude oil and we will still be dependent on foreign crude to seven mostly import from mexico or...
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you are getting this website intrade, u.s. customers must close their account and withdraw funds from the site by december 31. before the year's end. citizens have to exit the site intrade. also following a trend we're watching very closely been closer to the fiscal cliff seen tax rates increase. weight watchers international latest company to declare their dividend and to pay it early. it will pay it out normally they pay the dividend in january but they will have an acceleration of placement of the regular quarterly dividends for the fiscal quarter usually paid out in january, the same amount as always. $0.7.5 per share. normally shareholders would pay a lower tax bracket if we saw the rising cost of oil. david: we're about to see a lot of activity. also expected to see, for example, cases in which people who have been giving out dividends thinking of increasing dividends are buying back their stock instead because the tax penalty for that is a lot less than what it could be. liz: you are seeing the stock altered, shares end
you are getting this website intrade, u.s. customers must close their account and withdraw funds from the site by december 31. before the year's end. citizens have to exit the site intrade. also following a trend we're watching very closely been closer to the fiscal cliff seen tax rates increase. weight watchers international latest company to declare their dividend and to pay it early. it will pay it out normally they pay the dividend in january but they will have an acceleration of placement...
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the u.s. 80 -- navy and spend four years in the military and applied for the u.s. border patrol and i was blessed with a tremendous career, tremendous family. i ended up along the border as u.s. border patrol agents going through the ranks and started using what i felt was a talent i was blessed with, being able to infiltrate drug cartels, human smuggling cartels and did more undercover work than any federal agent in the history of the government's over a 30 year career and i am happy to share those experiences because they are unique because i was the only federal agent who experienced being smuggled from mexico to the interior of the united states, going through travels by myself in the back of the trunk of a car, things of that nature. it was quite dramatic but something i did with a lot of pride because i felt going after those seeking a better life in the united states i share those stories with you in my book the shadow catcher. >> there are many powerful moments you describe. i am wonde
the u.s. 80 -- navy and spend four years in the military and applied for the u.s. border patrol and i was blessed with a tremendous career, tremendous family. i ended up along the border as u.s. border patrol agents going through the ranks and started using what i felt was a talent i was blessed with, being able to infiltrate drug cartels, human smuggling cartels and did more undercover work than any federal agent in the history of the government's over a 30 year career and i am happy to share...
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but the subtitle is boom and bust in the u.s. that is the way the economy affects our lives and the way the economy gets into our very bodies. it is a book about my arrival in the winter of 1997 when i was broke. i was also broken. and i was on drugs. i was in mexico city where i had gone under a book contract from new york. i got an advance from a new york publisher to write a book. it was a dream come true. in mexico city, by november of 1997, i had crossed the deadline and i didn't have a word written. and i was broke. and i called the only friend i could count on at that time. my lifestyle ruined a lot of friendships. and i said, aria, help me, porfavor. there are a whole lot of circumstances. how did she wind up in the desert? welcome everybody has a story of how they got there. she said we will take care of you, we will give you a place to live. shortly thereafter, i arrived in the desert, and one of the first things that i saw when i rented my little shack out in the sand next to a sign that said the next service is 100 mi
but the subtitle is boom and bust in the u.s. that is the way the economy affects our lives and the way the economy gets into our very bodies. it is a book about my arrival in the winter of 1997 when i was broke. i was also broken. and i was on drugs. i was in mexico city where i had gone under a book contract from new york. i got an advance from a new york publisher to write a book. it was a dream come true. in mexico city, by november of 1997, i had crossed the deadline and i didn't have a...
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i ended up starting along the border is the u.s. border patrol agent, going through the ranks and then i started using what i felt was a talent that i was blessed with it being able to integrate drug cartels, human smuggling cartels. and i did more undercover work in more criminal cases than any federal agent in the history of our government over a 30 year career. i'm very happy to share those experiences because they very unique. i was the only federal agent experienced being smuggled as a foreigner from mexico to the interior of the united states, going to travel by myself in the back of a u-haul, a chunk of a car can think of that nature. so it was quite dramatic, but it was something i did with a lot of pride because i went after those who abuse those seeking a better life in the united states and a share those stories with you in ibook, "the shadow catcher." >> there's many powerful moments that you describe. i'm wondering if you could share a couple of those with less. one that i'm thinking in particular is the juncture where
i ended up starting along the border is the u.s. border patrol agent, going through the ranks and then i started using what i felt was a talent that i was blessed with it being able to integrate drug cartels, human smuggling cartels. and i did more undercover work in more criminal cases than any federal agent in the history of our government over a 30 year career. i'm very happy to share those experiences because they very unique. i was the only federal agent experienced being smuggled as a...
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the u.s. is still growing. maybe that's proof that our cut-throat version of capitalism works despite the social costs. >> one of the reasons the american economy is now growing is the government has done substantial stimulus spending whereas one of the reasons that europe is in such bad shape is that they have actually been cutting government spending from their former baseline, so, in fact, in the past couple of years, the trends have been -- have been opposite what they have been for 30 years. the europeans have been much more austere, you know, countries like britain cutting government spending whereas in the united states there was a big effort, which is now sort of like dwindling, but there was initially a very big stimulus effort. >> just 30 seconds left, the fundamental issue here is americans want the benefits of big government, medicare, social security, jobless checks when they need it, loans to buy a house, loans to go to college, but they also want small government, and that small government thing
the u.s. is still growing. maybe that's proof that our cut-throat version of capitalism works despite the social costs. >> one of the reasons the american economy is now growing is the government has done substantial stimulus spending whereas one of the reasons that europe is in such bad shape is that they have actually been cutting government spending from their former baseline, so, in fact, in the past couple of years, the trends have been -- have been opposite what they have been for...
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. >>> happening now, u.s. interior secretary ken salazar is visiting a controversial oyster farm. next week salazar is expected to announce a decision on whether to allow the company to continue operating there. its lease is set to expire at the end of this month. the parks service claims the farm is harming the environment and wants it closed. a review in august found the parks services environmental review lacked strong scientific support. >>> it is a tradition the day before thanksgiving city officials prepare holiday meals for it is sense who need help. salvation army vip turkey carve brought together members of the police, fire and army personnel and officials from city hall. more than 5,000 meals are being prepared and delivered to home bound san francisco residents. the volunteers benefit too. >> every time -- [ inaudible ] >> by the way, the mayor won the carving contest. salvation army volunteers will deliver meals to 5 -- 5100 starting tomorrow morning. >>> here's a live look from heavenly resort camera, blue skies now, they got some snow, right now heflin very is report
. >>> happening now, u.s. interior secretary ken salazar is visiting a controversial oyster farm. next week salazar is expected to announce a decision on whether to allow the company to continue operating there. its lease is set to expire at the end of this month. the parks service claims the farm is harming the environment and wants it closed. a review in august found the parks services environmental review lacked strong scientific support. >>> it is a tradition the day...
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she came to the u.s. and you didn't know it. >> right. and, you know, my mother has not changed a whole lot. she still is like that in a way. where she does things and we don't fit in to the equation sometimes and it's been a struggle to try to get her to be a little more motherly. but yeah, i think at this point, we have come to accept that's the way she is. and we just take her as she is and i think that if helps we're not disappointed. but i do hope that, you know, that could be a better grandmother and i know people change. i know, my good grandmother, my mother said she wasn't such a great mother to her, but to us, she was a most wonderful grandmother in the world. so i'm hoping that that is the way my children feel for her as well. that she's, you know, an awesome grandmother and that's automatic that i -- that's all i want, you know, for my kids to have a good relationship with her. >> has your mother been able to read this book or does she know what is in it? >> she hasn't been able to read the book in english. my mother does not
she came to the u.s. and you didn't know it. >> right. and, you know, my mother has not changed a whole lot. she still is like that in a way. where she does things and we don't fit in to the equation sometimes and it's been a struggle to try to get her to be a little more motherly. but yeah, i think at this point, we have come to accept that's the way she is. and we just take her as she is and i think that if helps we're not disappointed. but i do hope that, you know, that could be a...
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but why were those warning signs from the libyan officials on the ground, u.s. officials in libya, why were those not taken more seriously perhaps or addressed in a different way. so part of all this attention is that kind of leverage. andrea? >> that's, of course, what is going to come up at confirmation hearings if she is nominated as the president we are told really wishes to follow up on. that is going to be the focus, part of the focus, of the nomination and confirmation hearings and another warning shot today from lindsey graham, look at what he had to say about a previous confirmational battle one that the republicans lost. >> well, i remember the john bolton episode pretty well. our democratic friends felt like that john boltton didn't have the information needed to make an decision about john bolten to be ambassador and democrats dug in their heels saying we're not going to vote, not going to consider this nomination until we get basic answers to our concerns. all i can tell you is that concerns i have are greater today than they were before. >> interes
but why were those warning signs from the libyan officials on the ground, u.s. officials in libya, why were those not taken more seriously perhaps or addressed in a different way. so part of all this attention is that kind of leverage. andrea? >> that's, of course, what is going to come up at confirmation hearings if she is nominated as the president we are told really wishes to follow up on. that is going to be the focus, part of the focus, of the nomination and confirmation hearings and...
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that radically changes the u.s. calculus in the region or how much we can actually do. >> yeah. i don't think it changes our objectives but i think it changes what we can accomplish. the united states doesn't talk to hamas. so in the past, the way we've been able to promote potential cease-fires or agreements between the israelis and hamas is through the good offices of the egyptian president mubarak and his top intelligence officer mr. soul manny who's now passed from the scene. this traditional methods prior to the arab spring with the so-called dictators and auto crates, we knew how to operate. we knew what levers to pull, who would have the most influence on which players. but as you correctly point out, the muslim brotherhood and hamas come from the same ideological tradition, hamas is an offshoot of the muslim brotherhood, so the egyptian president is not even close to an interlocker between israel and the palestinians. arguably he's barely between hamas and the palestinians on the west bank led by mr. abbas. the players and devices we've used in the past are difficult to
that radically changes the u.s. calculus in the region or how much we can actually do. >> yeah. i don't think it changes our objectives but i think it changes what we can accomplish. the united states doesn't talk to hamas. so in the past, the way we've been able to promote potential cease-fires or agreements between the israelis and hamas is through the good offices of the egyptian president mubarak and his top intelligence officer mr. soul manny who's now passed from the scene. this...
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and wednesday, one of the biggest travel days of the year traditionally looks pretty good across the u.s., we're just going to have that system in the west to contend with once again. and by thanksgiving day, plenty to be thankful for, we're looking at clear skies for the macy's thanksgiving day parade. and in the midwest, chicago 62 degrees. >> julie martin, thank you. >>> when we come back, a visit to turkey town, u.s.st. of medicare and social security. anncr: but you deserve straight talk about the options on the... table and what they mean for you and your family. ancr: aarp is cutting through all the political spin. because for our 37 million members, only one word counts. get the facts at earnedasay.org. let's keep medicare... and social security strong for generations to come. i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a res
and wednesday, one of the biggest travel days of the year traditionally looks pretty good across the u.s., we're just going to have that system in the west to contend with once again. and by thanksgiving day, plenty to be thankful for, we're looking at clear skies for the macy's thanksgiving day parade. and in the midwest, chicago 62 degrees. >> julie martin, thank you. >>> when we come back, a visit to turkey town, u.s.st. of medicare and social security. anncr: but you deserve...
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she says why she is troubled about rice's comments on the attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi, libya. >> she says that she relied on information that was given to her but it's obvious that she chose to emphasize some aspects and down play others. and, frankly, i think the u.n. ambassador along with the secretary of state should be above politics and that she should have just said, no, i'm not going to go on those shows. it's the wrong issue and the wrong time of year. i've got to maintain my credibility. >> you can catch "hardball" at 5:00 and 7:00 eastern. >>> later today time mag zinl release a provocative exclusive. they call mohammed morsy the most important man in the middle east. president morsy says he is promising elections in two months. he faces strikes about it courts as well as massive protested after he granted himself absolute power while he prepares for a nationwide address stressing unity. >>> back here at home, new yorkers celebrated the lighting of the world's most famous christmas tree. take a look. >> three, two, one! >> pretty beautiful
she says why she is troubled about rice's comments on the attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi, libya. >> she says that she relied on information that was given to her but it's obvious that she chose to emphasize some aspects and down play others. and, frankly, i think the u.n. ambassador along with the secretary of state should be above politics and that she should have just said, no, i'm not going to go on those shows. it's the wrong issue and the wrong time of year. i've got to...
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strong u.s. dollar, monetary policy. that is the intersection. if i could jump at the intersection when it comes to democrats is civil liberties. let's repeal the patriot act. would have never signed the national defense authorization act allowing for you and i to be arrested and detained without being charged by the u.s. government. let's bring around marriage equality and get out of afghanistan tomorrow, bring the troops home. lets in the drug wars. these are democratic issues, historically democratic issues but they aren't going anywhere today. just like republicans historically, their shoes have been about dollars and cents. neither one of the parties do well in the areas that they are supposed to do well. they are horrible in the areas that they don't do well then, meaning romney is horrible on civil liberties and obama is horrible when it comes to dollars and cents. >> as a libertarian is it a little tougher to get media attention away from the two-party system especially as the campaign goes on this far? >> for myself personally actually t
strong u.s. dollar, monetary policy. that is the intersection. if i could jump at the intersection when it comes to democrats is civil liberties. let's repeal the patriot act. would have never signed the national defense authorization act allowing for you and i to be arrested and detained without being charged by the u.s. government. let's bring around marriage equality and get out of afghanistan tomorrow, bring the troops home. lets in the drug wars. these are democratic issues, historically...
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the u.s. economy and china. economic data is coming in better than expected. here in the u.s. it is driven by the consumer. housing is better. employment is slow but it is better and consumer confidence is at a five-year high. if you look at the chinese data it certainly looks like their economy is stablizing that is good news. the second reason we do like the market is valuation. this kind of gets to your question. on forward-looking basis, s&p 500 sells at about 12 1/2 times earnings. it is only sold below that twice in the past 20 years and that was the summer of 2011 after we had our failed budget deficit negotiations and the reduction in our credit rating, and also in 2008 when we were kind of hitting the great recession, mini depression. melissa: i don't know how you can be optimistic about the u.s. economy. i mean it seems like it is growing very slowly if at all? >> yes, it is growing very slowly but what the market will respond to is changes in it. so we saw second quarter gdp came in
the u.s. economy and china. economic data is coming in better than expected. here in the u.s. it is driven by the consumer. housing is better. employment is slow but it is better and consumer confidence is at a five-year high. if you look at the chinese data it certainly looks like their economy is stablizing that is good news. the second reason we do like the market is valuation. this kind of gets to your question. on forward-looking basis, s&p 500 sells at about 12 1/2 times earnings. it...
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the paper went on to school lawmakers here saying that the u.s. should act like a responsible power. oh, boy. of course, china's interest is purely self-interest here. the last thing he needs it needs is a slowdown in consumer spending. after all, where would the chinese and their economy be if it weren't for america? that's right. a lot more to come during this hour. what this tax fairness mean? i will break down the numbers. folks like warren buffett don't want to talk about this. and aaa and unusual warning about a blend of gasoline. the federal government wants you to start using the gas. but will it damage your car? aaa auto says yes. we have answers ahead. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 ml350 for $599 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. at your local i have obligatns. cute tobligations, but obligatio.ing. i needo rethink the co of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the i
the paper went on to school lawmakers here saying that the u.s. should act like a responsible power. oh, boy. of course, china's interest is purely self-interest here. the last thing he needs it needs is a slowdown in consumer spending. after all, where would the chinese and their economy be if it weren't for america? that's right. a lot more to come during this hour. what this tax fairness mean? i will break down the numbers. folks like warren buffett don't want to talk about this. and aaa and...
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the u.s. is with you. president obama promising american support for myanmar as the once repressive regime travels the road to democracy. he is the first sitting u.s. president to travel there. he's also the first to go to cambodia, arriving there just this morning. that is the last stop on his very quick tour of southeast asia. >> and 2016. i know i know. it might be a long way away. but a certain senator from florida sure looked like a presidential candidate during this visit to iowa. marco rubio appearing saturday night at a fund-raiser for iowa governor terry branstad. in his speech the florida senator discussed the future of the republican party and addressed a host of issues including tax reform, national debt, immigration and the energy policy. >> no coincidence he shows up in iowa. the proposed key stone xl pipeline drawing thousands of protesters to the white house. the pipeline would help deliver oil from canada's tar sands to the gulf of mexico. last year president obama delayed a decision on th
the u.s. is with you. president obama promising american support for myanmar as the once repressive regime travels the road to democracy. he is the first sitting u.s. president to travel there. he's also the first to go to cambodia, arriving there just this morning. that is the last stop on his very quick tour of southeast asia. >> and 2016. i know i know. it might be a long way away. but a certain senator from florida sure looked like a presidential candidate during this visit to iowa....
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basically, what we've seen is u.s. trial lawyers have gone to a foreign government, and they have bribed judges, they have blackmailed judges, they have ghost written expert opinions, they've ghost written court judgments. in our view, they've violated numerous laws, both in ecuador and the united states. all of it is available on videotape depositions and in e-mails because the crime fraud exception has been invoked by numerous judges in the united states. our strategy is to fight it, fight it hard. we feel we'll prevail in the end. >> i know this is a significant case, however, this is also sort of the normal for the industry, isn't it? this is the uphill battle you're fighting all the time, this hostility. >> rule of law, i would say, is the biggest risk not just to our industry but business in general. the world is becoming much more international and interconnected. it's very important that we have laws and norms that are functioning. so companies like ours and others can have a predictable and successful business
basically, what we've seen is u.s. trial lawyers have gone to a foreign government, and they have bribed judges, they have blackmailed judges, they have ghost written expert opinions, they've ghost written court judgments. in our view, they've violated numerous laws, both in ecuador and the united states. all of it is available on videotape depositions and in e-mails because the crime fraud exception has been invoked by numerous judges in the united states. our strategy is to fight it, fight it...
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. >>> some decisions, some transaction says more about the u.s. economy than all the other reports out there, labor, commerce, i don't care. maybe more than all of them combined. the move by conagra is one of those decision. a lot of different household brands cobbled together, both the supermarkets and restaurants, mcdonald's, that kind of thing, slim jim, marie, hunt, chef boy-r-dee. many of them lost their cache, because manufacturers have taken prices up year after year after year. why? to please their stockholders. it's not good business. combination, the analysts jacking up the prices, smaller profit margins for the stores that sell them has led to a situation where they feel pinched, you feel pinched. enter private label. the supermarkets tried to adopt the equivalent of what's known as the pipe and rack outlet store. the deal was to say look at me, look at me, i'm cheaper than the other stuff. buy me. you took it to the register, i'm struggling to feed my family. when you took it home, your family says this doesn't taste as good as the bra
. >>> some decisions, some transaction says more about the u.s. economy than all the other reports out there, labor, commerce, i don't care. maybe more than all of them combined. the move by conagra is one of those decision. a lot of different household brands cobbled together, both the supermarkets and restaurants, mcdonald's, that kind of thing, slim jim, marie, hunt, chef boy-r-dee. many of them lost their cache, because manufacturers have taken prices up year after year after year....
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>> well, what it really means is that the u.s. would only have to rely on canada and mexico for its oil imports. and we could really tell opec to seek other markets elsewhere in the world. we would really any longer have to supply them with energy security, with having troops in the middle east or other areas of the world. >> if we get -- let's say 2020 comes, and i hope it will, mayans aside, right, and we have full energy independence, where will the price of oil and gas be? >> well, i think oil and gas prices are still going to go up because world oil demand continues to increase. today we're still sitting at around $3.50 a gallon for gas and about $100 for oil. i'm expecting prices will rise to about $110, $115 over the long term. >> no matter what. so, neshg, inflation aside because prices always go up, we'll have higher prices regardless, right? >> that's my expectation. there's no doubt up. look at the iaea, they say oil demand will rise from about 87 million a barely as day to over 100 million barrel as a day. we have foun
>> well, what it really means is that the u.s. would only have to rely on canada and mexico for its oil imports. and we could really tell opec to seek other markets elsewhere in the world. we would really any longer have to supply them with energy security, with having troops in the middle east or other areas of the world. >> if we get -- let's say 2020 comes, and i hope it will, mayans aside, right, and we have full energy independence, where will the price of oil and gas be?...
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it was the worst environmental disaster in u.s. history. >> bp made a tragic situation worse. >> reporter: two bp employees were charged with manslaughter for negligence in the superve supervision of safety tests before the well exploded. a third bp was charged with obstruction of congress and making false statements to investigators about the flow rate of oil to the gulf. en a statement, the bp chairman said the company believes the resolution is in its best interest and that of its shareholders. but attorney general eric holder made it clear this is not the end. >> our criminal investigation remains ongoing. >> reporter: almost all of the money that bp will pay in the settlement will go to the states and gulf coast affected by the oil spill. rob, paula, back to you. >> long awaited money for sure. one air force pilot is alive after safely effecting when his stealth fighter crashed in florida. the crash site remains off-limits. but a still photo shows smoke in the distance. the f-22 raptor went down near tindall air force base, so
it was the worst environmental disaster in u.s. history. >> bp made a tragic situation worse. >> reporter: two bp employees were charged with manslaughter for negligence in the superve supervision of safety tests before the well exploded. a third bp was charged with obstruction of congress and making false statements to investigators about the flow rate of oil to the gulf. en a statement, the bp chairman said the company believes the resolution is in its best interest and that of...
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neil: we are just getting news that iran fired on a u.s. drone and it happened just a week ago. we are just finding out about it today. the huffington post -- we thout everything was going fine before the election. the hurricane sandy issue and then we thought, well, maybe not. a little bit of surprise in this. we have ronald reagan's former secretary of state. one of the most impressive resumes of all time. secretary, it is good to have you. what do you make of this? more is coming to light. i just think more and more will start coming out. >> i think it illustrates how we should shift our gears a little bit in the way we react to what iran is doing. this is a provocative action b iran. here is an example of what we did in the reagan years. iran was starting to fool around with kuwaiti shipping. so we reect the shift to american flags so we could protect them. the president said the last thing iran would do was cause trouble in the persian gulf. but the navy was taking pictures of them doing it. we sink the ship, we took the sailors and we said [inaudible] that was a good and c
neil: we are just getting news that iran fired on a u.s. drone and it happened just a week ago. we are just finding out about it today. the huffington post -- we thout everything was going fine before the election. the hurricane sandy issue and then we thought, well, maybe not. a little bit of surprise in this. we have ronald reagan's former secretary of state. one of the most impressive resumes of all time. secretary, it is good to have you. what do you make of this? more is coming to light. i...
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now, i was boorn in the u.s. i am not objective about it. i would like the u.s. to be the world leader in these new technologies that will help us do more with less. it would be okay in a scientific sense or maybe for the sake of human kind if it's invented in other parts of the world, but i would rather it were done here, and this could be the big -- this hurricane sandy, as traumatic as it is or was -- it still is -- it maybe will give us that kick we need to everybody work together and change the world. >> hey, bill, it's chad. i believe in baby steps because i believe that we have such this overwhelming number, these statistics, we can't fix this. in the human mind we can't get our mind around it. how do we take baby steps, one thing at a time? what's the first thing we should do as a nation to get this under control? >> well, perhaps -- let me throw this out. just think of the cost. did we spend $20 billion, $30 billion, $100 billion recovering from sandy. suppose we had invested that $100 billion in any sort of existing technology for moving energy around a
now, i was boorn in the u.s. i am not objective about it. i would like the u.s. to be the world leader in these new technologies that will help us do more with less. it would be okay in a scientific sense or maybe for the sake of human kind if it's invented in other parts of the world, but i would rather it were done here, and this could be the big -- this hurricane sandy, as traumatic as it is or was -- it still is -- it maybe will give us that kick we need to everybody work together and...